gorge

//ɡɔːrdʒ//
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Visual representation of gorge

Noun

gorgeSingular
gorgesPlural
1

A narrow valley with steep rocky walls, typically formed by a river cutting through rock.

We hiked along the edge of the gorge and admired the river below.

2

The throat or gullet.

The food got stuck in his gorge.

Verb

gorgeInfinitive
gorgePresent tense
gorgedPast tense
gorgedPast participle
gorgingPresent participle
gorgesThird-person singular
1

To eat greedily or to excess; to stuff oneself with food.

After the long hike, we gorged ourselves on pizza.

2

To fill or block something completely.

Fallen leaves gorged the drain.

Antonym